Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 8.32.71

भीमसेनश्चतुःषष्ट्या सहदेवश्च पञ्चभिः ।
नकुलस्त्रिंशता बाणैः शतानीकश्च सप्तभिः ।
शिखण्डी दशभिर्वीरो धर्मराजः शतेन तु ॥ ७१ ॥

bhīmasenaścatuḥṣaṣṭyā sahadevaśca pañcabhiḥ |
nakulastriṃśatā bāṇaiḥ śatānīkaśca saptabhiḥ |
śikhaṇḍī daśabhirvīro dharmarājaḥ śatena tu || 71 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...foot-tying weapon, had their lower limbs encircled with snakes. Then the mighty car-warrior Susharma, O monarch, beholding his army thus paralysed, quickly invoked the weapon called Sauparna. Thereupon numerous...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.32.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhimasena, Catuhshashti, Sahadeva, Pancan, Nakula, Trimshat, Bana, Shatanika, Saptan, Shikhandi, Shikhandin, Dashan, Vira, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.32.71). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “bhīmasenaścatuḥṣaṣṭyā sahadevaśca pañcabhiḥ
  • bhīmasenaś -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • catuḥṣaṣṭyā -
  • catuḥṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahadevaś -
  • sahadeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pañcabhiḥ -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “nakulastriṃśatā bāṇaiḥ śatānīkaśca saptabhiḥ
  • nakulas -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • triṃśatā -
  • triṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bāṇaiḥ -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śatānīkaś -
  • śatānīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptabhiḥ -
  • saptan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “śikhaṇḍī daśabhirvīro dharmarājaḥ śatena tu
  • śikhaṇḍī -
  • śikhaṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśabhir -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vīro* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmarājaḥ -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatena -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.32.71

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.32.71 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಮಸೇನಶ್ಚತುಃಷಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ಸಹದೇವಶ್ಚ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿಃ ।
ನಕುಲಸ್ತ್ರಿಂಶತಾ ಬಾಣೈಃ ಶತಾನೀಕಶ್ಚ ಸಪ್ತಭಿಃ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡೀ ದಶಭಿರ್ವೀರೋ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜಃ ಶತೇನ ತು ॥ ೭೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 8.32.71 in Bengali sript:
ভীমসেনশ্চতুঃষষ্ট্যা সহদেবশ্চ পঞ্চভিঃ ।
নকুলস্ত্রিংশতা বাণৈঃ শতানীকশ্চ সপ্তভিঃ ।
শিখণ্ডী দশভির্বীরো ধর্মরাজঃ শতেন তু ॥ ৭১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 8.32.71 in Gujarati sript:
ભીમસેનશ્ચતુઃષષ્ટ્યા સહદેવશ્ચ પઞ્ચભિઃ ।
નકુલસ્ત્રિંશતા બાણૈઃ શતાનીકશ્ચ સપ્તભિઃ ।
શિખણ્ડી દશભિર્વીરો ધર્મરાજઃ શતેન તુ ॥ ૭૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.32.71 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീമസേനശ്ചതുഃഷഷ്ട്യാ സഹദേവശ്ച പഞ്ചഭിഃ ।
നകുലസ്ത്രിംശതാ ബാണൈഃ ശതാനീകശ്ച സപ്തഭിഃ ।
ശിഖണ്ഡീ ദശഭിര്വീരോ ധര്മരാജഃ ശതേന തു ॥ ൭൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.32.71 in Telugu sript:
భీమసేనశ్చతుఃషష్ట్యా సహదేవశ్చ పఞ్చభిః ।
నకులస్త్రింశతా బాణైః శతానీకశ్చ సప్తభిః ।
శిఖణ్డీ దశభిర్వీరో ధర్మరాజః శతేన తు ॥ ౭౧ ॥

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